Normal Light-Dark and Short-Light Cycles Regulate Intestinal Inflammation, Circulating Short-chain Fatty Acids and Gut Microbiota in Period2 Gene Knockout Mice

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第一作者： Zhen, Yongkang

作者： Zhen, Yongkang;Ge, Ling;Xu, Qiaoyun;Hu, Liangyu;Wei, Wenjun;Huang, Jiantao;Wang, Mengzhi;Zhen, Yongkang;Yang, Qingyong;Wang, Mengzhi;Zhou, Ping;Hu, Liangyu;Loor, Juan J.;Loor, Juan J.

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关键词： Per2 knockout; light-dark cycle; short-chain fatty acids; circadian rhythm; inflammation; 16S rRNA sequencing

期刊名称：FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY （ 影响因子：8.786； 五年影响因子：8.876 ）

ISSN： 1664-3224

年卷期： 2022 年 13 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Regular environmental light-dark (LD) cycle-regulated period circadian clock 2 (Per2) gene expression is essential for circadian oscillation, nutrient metabolism, and intestinal microbiota balance. Herein, we combined environmental LD cycles with Per2 gene knockout to investigate how LD cycles mediate Per2 expression to regulate colonic and cecal inflammatory and barrier functions, microbiome, and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in the circulation. Mice were divided into knockout (KO) and wild type (CON) under normal light-dark cycle (NLD) and short-light (SL) cycle for 2 weeks after 4 weeks of adaptation. The concentrations of SCFAs in the serum and large intestine, the colonic and cecal epithelial circadian rhythm, SCFAs transporter, inflammatory and barrier-related genes, and Illumina 16S rRNA sequencing were measured after euthanasia during 10:00-12:00. KO decreased the feeding frequency at 0:00-2:00 but increased at 12:00-14:00 both under NLD and SL. KO upregulated the expression of Per1 and Rev-erb alpha in the colon and cecum, while it downregulated Clock and Bmal1. In terms of inflammatory and barrier functions, KO increased the expression of Tnf-alpha, Tlr2, and Nf-kappa b p65 in the colon and cecum, while it decreased Claudin and Occludin-1. KO decreased the concentrations of total SCFAs and acetate in the colon and cecum, but it increased butyrate, while it had no impact on SCFAs in the serum. KO increased the SCFAs transporter because of the upregulation of Nhe1, Nhe3, and Mct4. Sequencing data revealed that KO improved bacteria alpha-diversity and increased Lachnospiraceae and Ruminococcaceae abundance, while it downregulated Erysipelatoclostridium, Prevotellaceae UCG_001, Olsenella, and Christensenellaceae R-7 under NLD in KO mice. Most of the differential bacterial genus were enriched in amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism pathways. Overall, Per2 knockout altered circadian oscillation in the large intestine, KO improved intestinal microbiota diversity, the increase in Clostridiales abundance led to the reduction in SCFAs in the circulation, concentrations of total SCFAs and acetate decreased, while butyrate increased and SCFAs transport was enhanced. These alterations may potentially lead to inflammation of the large intestine. Short-light treatment had minor impact on intestinal microbiome and metabolism.

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